European Court of Human Rights orders Turkey to free Osman Kavala
- The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala, an activist and philanthropist who has been detained in prison for almost a decade.
- Kavala was sentenced to life behind bars in 2022 for charges related to nationwide protests in 2013 and a failed coup attempt three years later.
- Since his initial arrest and detention in 2017, rights groups and Kavala himself have maintained that the charges against him are politically motivated.
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- The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala, an activist and philanthropist who has been detained in prison for almost a decade.
- Kavala was sentenced to life behind bars in 2022 for charges related to nationwide protests in 2013 and a failed coup attempt three years later.
- Since his initial arrest and detention in 2017, rights groups and Kavala himself have maintained that the charges against him are politically motivated.
Sources: BBC News